chiken

Japanese

Romanization

chiken

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちけん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chicoun, chike, cheke

Etymology

From Old English ċicen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikən/, /t͡ʃik(ə)/, /t͡ʃeːk(ə)/

Noun

chiken (plural chikenes)

1. a young chicken, chick, pullet.

Descendants

• English: chicken, chick
• Scots: chikin, chekin, schik
• Yola: chick, chicke

References

• “chiken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.